I am probably going to pick up a 30-06 Winchester M70(1985 Production) for a good price. I am thinking about converting it to a 300WSM long range sniper rifle. Rebarrel it with a 24 inch Tac-Ord polygonal heavy barrel, stock it with a McBro A2 stock(Possible cheek piece), scope it with a nice Leupold 4.5-14x50 Mil-Dot Reticle, Long Range, 30mm, Side Focus mount it to a Badger ring. Anyone makes good scope mount for the Winchester?? what do you guys think?? Is it worth the 200 initial cost for the Winchester action??

.300 WSM will fit in a short action, so if you can, get a .308 or .243 to start with.

Its my understanding that a Remington action is easier to blueprint or true, whatever you want to call it, if you wan that done. Also, you can choose from a variety of mounts with the Remington, they are more popular as tactical rifles.